Fender control



AFeb. -16 1926. 1,573,712

A. L. HUNT FENDER CONTROL y Filed Nov. s, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 156', 19.26.r

UNITED STATES g I A1,573,712 PATENT oFF-lcs.

ARTHUR' L. HUNT, `Oli RAVE'NWOOD, MISSOURL FENDER CONTROL.

yAygxplcattm. filledk November 8, 192,4.V SeriaIiNo. 748,728.

To all whom t 'may concern.' l n Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. HUNT, a

citizen of the United States, residing atA an ob'ect bein@` to irovide means whereb r the fenders may be adjustably regulated in accordance with the character of the work.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a fender regulating means which may be adjustably secured in place and arranged for convenient manipulation by the operator of the cultivator, so that the fenders may be easily and quickly adjusted during the operation of cultivating or plowing.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction,

to be hereinafter more fully described, illusfl trated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings 4 Y Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating a cultivator with the invention applied.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary section showing a different position of the adjusting rod.

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevation of the invention peri se. i f

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Figure 3. l

Figure G is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 5. l

Figures 7 and 8 are opposite face views of one of the bearing blocks. l

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts7 the fenders which are indicated at 10 may be attached to the cultivator by any suitable means,such as a. pivotallyv Y mounted arm or arms 11 which are in turn pivotally connected to arms 12, the latter being rigid with the fenders 10.

The invention which is designed to proy vide means for adjusting the position of the fenders 10, includes a bearing bracket 13. This bracket comprises a substantially U- shaped clamping member 14 which includes spaced arms, the latter being provided with -oppositely located opposed sockets 15. The

U-shapedbracket l14 is adapted to be adjustably mounted upon the axle 16 or other convenient portion of the cultivator andV for this purpose has extending therefrom spaced bolts 17. These bolts are connected by a bar the bracket 13 mayvbe attached to the axle either below the latter as shown in Figure 1 or above said axle as shown injFigure '2.

The sockets 15 of the bearing bracket have located therein bearing blocks 20 which may be formed of any suitable material such as wood, wood fiber or metal and these blocks are provided with sockets for the reception of trunnions 21 which" are located wit-hin 18 and have mountedthereon nuts 19 so that the sockets 15 of the bracket 14. This provides means to permit of rotary movement of theblocks 20. The blocks are further provided in their opposed faces with oppositely located grooves 22 and these grooves are adapted to receive an adjusting rod 23. In order to hold the rod in position there is provided clamping bolts 24 which extend throughy thel bracket upon opposite sides of the blocks 20 so that the said U-shaped member or bracket 14 defines a clamp which may be adjusted to tightly e-ngage the' rod'23. By this means the rod may be longitudinally adjusted so that its handle end or'grip 25 may be within convenient reach of the operator ofthe cultivator, while the said rod 23 may be also pivotally adjusted through the. rotary movement of the Vblock 20. vrlhe spaced arms of the clan'ping member 14 are formed of resilient or spring metal so that the rod 23may be adjusted for the purpose of adjusting the fenders 10 without moving thethumb nuts of the bolts 24. j

The outer end of the rod 23 is provided with oppositely extending arms 26 and the latter have a flexible connection 27. with the fenders l0. By moving the rod pivotally, the position of the fenders may be easily and quickly regulated without the necessity of stopping the culti vator. i

In addition, ,the invention may be easily and quickly applied to a cultivator without the use of special tools and without making changes in the cultivator construction.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is hereJ in reserved to make such changes as proper-l ly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

enga Having described the' invention what'i is claimed is l. The combination with a cultivator and fenders adjustably seeuredtheretmiof an adjusting rod, means connecting said rod and fenders, a substantially U-shaped Vbracket7M means whereby the bracket may be secured to the cultivator, opposed pi'votally movable bearing blocks carried by the bracket for gement with the rod, means to releasably clamp the blocks in engagement with the rod to adjust the rod longitu`dinall7 and means providing an engagement between the bracket and blocks wherebyY the latter may be moved pivotally to regulate the Vposition ot the Jfenders.

2. The combination with a eultivator and lfenders adjustably secured thereto, of an adjusting rod, means connecting said rod and lenders, a substantially Ushaped bearing within the sockets and engaging the blocks 'to permit of pivotal movnnent, the opposed.

faces of the blocks having oppositely locatedgrooves therein toreeeive the rod in amanner to permit or' longitudinal adjustment of said rod, means adjustably connceting the arms to clamp the rodl in position and means whereby the bearing members ma)7 be secured to thev cultivator.

Tn testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARTHUR L. HUNT. 

